Pep Guardiola was impressed by his Manchester City team's display as they started their Champions League campaign with a draw against Inter.

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• City held to goalless draw by Inter
• Guardiola expressed his 'love' for the team
• Admits creating chances was tough

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Guardiola's team played out a goalless draw against the Serie A champions as Erling Haaland and Co. were kept quiet by a tough defence. The English side managed 22 shots over the 90 minutes, but only five were on target as they struggled to get into dangerous positions.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Guardiola was delighted with his team's display despite their failure to break the deadlock, as he admitted Inter's defensive structure made it impossible to create many goal-scoring opportunities.

• WHAT GUARDIOLA SAID

  "We played so good, I love my team. We are a fantastic team. And that team defend really well, they are masters of defending and in transition they are really strong as well," Guardiola told "We concede one and a half chances… you can't expect to make many chances when a team defends with 11 players so deep."

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  WHAT NEXT FOR CITY?

  Guardiola will hope his team have a more prolific display when they take on Premier League title rivals Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

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